Key Marc Marquez change is likened to Valentino Rossi
A crucial point about Marc Marquez identified - it's the sam♔e as what Valentino Rossi did

A crucial 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez attribute has been compared to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Valentino Rossi.
Marquez has taken the 2025 MotoGP season by storm after romping to viဣctory in both sprints and bo🍒th grands prix so far.
He has seamlessly adapted to factory Ducati machinery to leave every rival - including teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Francesco Bagnaia - in his wake.
A⛄ crucial skill of Marquez’s - which preve🌞nts Bagnaia from benefiting from his data - has been noted.
“Jorge Mar꧅tin always accused Pecco of copying his homework, copying his setting 🗹on the bike,” TNT Sports’ Neil Hodgson said.
“But Marc rides💞 in such a peculiar way that you cꦚan’t copy him.”
Michael Laverty agreed: “We’ve heard it from Cal Crutꦓchlow and Frankie Carchedi that it is extraordinary what [Marquez] can do in𒉰 the left-handers. No-else can do it.
“He makes the bike pivot, it’s body position, it’s rear brake, ಌit’s a confidence to ope⛦n the gas and keep turning.
“Looking back at M🌱arc’s c🌳areer, people didn’t realise how good he was. People thought the might of HRC took him to those titles. But Marc willed them into being.
“Now he’s got t🌸he best bike at his disposal. It’s easy. He’s in such control of the GP25.”
M𝔍arquez’s brilliance has been on full display in Thailand and Argenti🌜na because Bagnaia, with more experience of their equal machinery, has not been able to get near him.
“I don’t care if you l💃ike Marc or not,” Suzi Perry insisted. “You have to appreciate that he is a genius on a motorcycle.
“He has redefined racing in MotoGP.”
Valentino Rossi similarity for Marc Marquez

Laverty pointed out aꦚ similarity to the attribute which steered Rossi towards nine world titles.
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“To watch him now, 𒅌it isn’t Marquez of 10 years ago. He looks so differ🅷ent on the bike,” Laverty said.
“It’s something we spoke about with Rossi, being a chameleon, able to change your style and get th🍌e back out of a bike.
“It took Marc a lot of 2024 to adapt to Ducati’s way - slowing it down on entry, riding through the corner, using theꦿ grip, being calmer, not losing the front.
“He looks like a different𓄧 rider. To redefine your riding style takes some change in your autop✨ilot. He still rides hard but it’s not as on-the-limit as it was on the Honda.”
Hodgson said: “He works more on his exits. The only tool he had on a Honda was attacking the corner💖s.”
Rossi adapted immediately from his title-winning Honda to the unfanci🔜ed Yamaha, winning at the🌺 first attempt in 2004.
Another MotoGP title this season, which looks increasingly likely after just two rounds, will put Mar♏quez on equal 🌸terms with his great rival Rossi.
T𒆙hey will have nine championships apiece if Marquez can convert his great start into dominance.
The third round of the season is at the Circuit of the Am🍷ericas, one of his favourite tracks where he is tipped to excel again.
Frustratingly for Rossi, Marquez is denying Bagnaia ൲(a VR46 Academy g🐎raduate) while drawing closer to The Doctor’s tally.

James was a ꩵsports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering e📖verything from American sports, to football, to F1.